silvered tank and darkened wreath
The tan sweatband is leather
later joining the 26th Battlaion in the field on July 1st
reverse officially numbered
eagles attached separately
A First War German Medal Pair With Two Bars Archive silvered tank and darkened wreathIron Cross 2nd Class 1914 (silver frame, with iron core, magnetic, 42. 7 mm); and Hindenburg Cross for Combatants (iron with a bronze coloured gilt, magnetic, marked "REICHSVERBAND PFORZHEIM 37" on the reverse, 38 mm). Mounted to a suspension with swing bar pinback, 2 Clasps CHAMPAGNE and SOMME SCHLACHT on the original ribbons, embroidered "Carl Schweisfurth" mounter's label on the reverse, scattered bronzing wear on the HC, very light contact, near